Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 18:20:00 UTC.
• The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
• The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
• Different shades of darkness are used to indicate night; these shades are in order from lightest to darkest:
  • Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
  • Nautical Twilight
  • Astronomical Twilight
  • Night, no twilight (darkest)
• Latitude circles
  • NPC – Northern Polar Circle, or Arctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' N. At locations north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun is visible all day and night during a period before and after the June solstice.
  • NT – Northern Tropic, or Tropic of Cancer, is at latitude 23°26' N and is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during June solstice, around June 21).
  • ST – Southern Tropic, or Tropic of Capricorn, is at latitude 23°26' S and is the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during December solstice, around December 21).
  • SPC – Southern Polar Circle, or Antarctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' S. South of this latitude, the Sun is visible all day and night during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Map is generated based on images from NASA

Position of the Sun

On Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 18:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 31'	South
Longitude:	93° 09'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.57 meters/second, 1553.7 km/hour, 965.4 miles/hour or 838.9 knots.The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 59.8"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 45.7"	965.09 mi	west	0° 00' 25.2"	0.48 mi	north	965.12 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 36.7"	6.02 mi	east	0° 10' 18.2"	11.82 mi	north	13.26 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 18:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 10'	South
Longitude:	80° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.88 meters/second, 1558.4 km/hour, 968.3 miles/hour or 841.5 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 25.9"	16.14 mi	west	0° 00' 09.8"	0.19 mi	north	16.14 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 05.3"	968.23 mi	west	0° 09' 49.1"	11.25 mi	north	968.64 mi
24 hours	13° 10' 15.1"	883.47 mi	east	4° 14' 36.0"	291.70 mi	north	937.41 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Easter Island *	Sat 1:20 PM	1753 km	1089 miles	946 nm	WSW
Lima	Sat 1:20 PM	2009 km	1249 miles	1085 nm	ENE
Galapagos Islands	Sat 12:20 PM	2314 km	1438 miles	1249 nm	N
Guayaquil	Sat 1:20 PM	2573 km	1599 miles	1390 nm	NE
Santiago *	Sat 3:20 PM	2576 km	1600 miles	1391 nm	SE
La Paz	Sat 2:20 PM	2689 km	1671 miles	1452 nm	E
Quito	Sat 1:20 PM	2842 km	1766 miles	1535 nm	NE
Sucre	Sat 2:20 PM	2922 km	1816 miles	1578 nm	E
Córdoba	Sat 3:20 PM	3079 km	1913 miles	1663 nm	ESE
Bogota	Sat 1:20 PM	3563 km	2214 miles	1924 nm	NE